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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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Median Months in Care
Children in Care 17+ Months and Adopted in < 12 Months
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Children Legally Free for Adoption and Discharged to a Permanent Home
Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
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2 or Fewer Placements
3 - 4 Placements
5 - 6 Placements
More than 6 Placements
Overall Total
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
State
1643
86.79%
222
11.72%
18
0.95%
10
0.52%
1893
Adams County
42
85.71%
7
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
49
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Antelope County
9
69.23%
4
30.76%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
35
89.74%
4
10.25%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
39
Bellevue
163
83.16%
25
12.75%
4
2.04%
4
2.04%
196
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
9
81.81%
2
18.18%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Boone County
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Box Butte County
11
73.33%
4
26.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
15
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Brown County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Buffalo County
69
95.83%
3
4.16%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
72
Burt County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Butler County
9
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Cass County
6
85.71%
1
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Cedar County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Center
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Central
273
87.22%
38
12.14%
2
0.63%
0
0.00%
313
Chadron
10
90.90%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Chase County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Cherry County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Cheyenne County
12
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
8
80.00%
1
10.00%
1
10.00%
0
0.00%
10
Colfax County
8
88.88%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Columbus
64
87.67%
6
8.21%
2
2.73%
1
1.36%
73
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Custer County
12
66.66%
6
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
18
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
7
53.84%
6
46.15%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
Dawson County
24
88.88%
3
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
27
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
10
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Dodge County
76
78.35%
20
20.61%
1
1.03%
0
0.00%
97
Douglas County
460
85.50%
64
11.89%
7
1.30%
7
1.30%
538
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
592
86.17%
78
11.35%
9
1.31%
8
1.16%
687
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
1
33.33%
2
66.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Franklin County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Fremont
67
75.28%
21
23.59%
1
1.12%
0
0.00%
89
Frontier County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Furnas County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Gage County
9
81.81%
2
18.18%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Garden County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Grand Island
104
81.88%
22
17.32%
1
0.78%
0
0.00%
127
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Hall County
75
83.33%
15
16.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
90
Hamilton County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
52
85.24%
8
13.11%
1
1.63%
0
0.00%
61
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Holdrege
12
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Holt County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
15
75.00%
4
20.00%
1
5.00%
0
0.00%
20
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
16
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
16
Johnson County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Judicial District 1
52
94.54%
3
5.45%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
55
Judicial District 2
145
85.79%
20
11.83%
3
1.77%
1
0.59%
169
Judicial District 3
237
91.86%
19
7.36%
1
0.38%
1
0.38%
258
Judicial District 4
460
85.50%
64
11.89%
7
1.30%
7
1.30%
538
Judicial District 5
111
84.09%
17
12.87%
3
2.27%
1
0.75%
132
Judicial District 6
119
82.63%
24
16.66%
1
0.69%
0
0.00%
144
Judicial District 7
73
85.88%
11
12.94%
1
1.17%
0
0.00%
85
Judicial District 8
46
80.70%
10
17.54%
1
1.75%
0
0.00%
57
Judicial District 9
144
88.88%
18
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
162
Judicial District 10
74
84.09%
13
14.77%
1
1.13%
0
0.00%
88
Judicial District 11
115
93.49%
8
6.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
123
Judicial District 12
67
81.70%
15
18.29%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
82
Kearney
78
90.69%
8
9.30%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
86
Kearney County
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Keith County
17
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
17
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Knox County
9
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Lancaster County
237
91.86%
19
7.36%
1
0.38%
1
0.38%
258
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
24
85.71%
4
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
28
Lincoln
239
90.87%
22
8.36%
2
0.76%
0
0.00%
263
Lincoln County
60
92.30%
5
7.69%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
65
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
32
88.88%
3
8.33%
1
2.77%
0
0.00%
36
McCook
13
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
10
83.33%
0
0.00%
2
16.66%
0
0.00%
12
Morrill County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
28
82.35%
6
17.64%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
34
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
8
88.88%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Niobrara
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Norfolk
62
87.32%
8
11.26%
1
1.40%
0
0.00%
71
North Platte
60
93.75%
4
6.25%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
64
Northern
291
84.34%
48
13.91%
5
1.44%
1
0.28%
345
Nuckolls County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
O' Neill
13
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
Ogallala
20
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
20
Omaha
416
87.21%
52
10.90%
5
1.04%
4
0.83%
477
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
7
58.33%
5
41.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Phelps County
7
77.77%
2
22.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Pierce
0
0.00%
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Pierce County
4
80.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Platte County
20
90.90%
1
4.54%
0
0.00%
1
4.54%
22
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
4
44.44%
5
55.55%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Red Willow County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Richardson County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Santee Tribe - Nebr
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Sarpy County
132
88.00%
14
9.33%
3
2.00%
1
0.66%
150
Saunders County
11
78.57%
3
21.42%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
14
Scotts Bluff County
28
87.50%
4
12.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
32
Scottsbluff
35
70.00%
14
28.00%
0
0.00%
1
2.00%
50
Seward
29
80.55%
7
19.44%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
36
Seward County
12
92.30%
1
7.69%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
Sheridan County
1
50.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
14
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
14
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
37
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
37
Southeast
301
89.85%
32
9.55%
2
0.59%
0
0.00%
335
Stanton County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
State - Judicial District
1643
86.79%
222
11.72%
18
0.95%
10
0.52%
1893
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
15
83.33%
3
16.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
18
Valentine
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Washington County
1
50.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
5
62.50%
3
37.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Webster County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
177
88.05%
23
11.44%
0
0.00%
1
0.49%
201
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
3
50.00%
3
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
3
50.00%
3
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
York
16
88.88%
1
5.55%
1
5.55%
0
0.00%
18
York County
23
76.66%
6
20.00%
1
3.33%
0
0.00%
30